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George W. Bush’s policy on muslim surveillance

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Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

  George W. Bush voterbaseNo, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion

George W. Bush’s answer is based on the following data:

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George W. Bush voters

Answer: No, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 244 voters that voted for George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential election.

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: No, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, racist, and incendiary

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: “We're not gonna follow that suggestion that this particular candidate made," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN's J...” ‐cnn.com

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Strongly agree

No, but police should increase surveillance and patrol of all high crime neighborhoods

Bush's administration focused on areas with high terrorist activity, not specifically Muslim neighborhoods. Therefore, he would likely agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion

Bush's administration focused on areas with high terrorist activity, not specifically Muslim neighborhoods. Therefore, he would likely agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, racist, and incendiary

Bush has stated that America is at war with terror, not Islam, and has made efforts to distinguish between the two. Therefore, he would likely agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, and increase surveillance on all new immigrants

Bush's administration did increase surveillance on new immigrants, especially from countries with high terrorist activity. Therefore, he might somewhat agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No

Bush's administration did increase surveillance, but it was not specifically targeted at Muslim neighborhoods. Therefore, he might somewhat agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, until the frequency of terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists decrease

While Bush's administration did increase surveillance in the wake of 9/11, it was not specifically targeted at Muslim neighborhoods. Therefore, he might not fully agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

While George W. Bush's administration did increase surveillance in the wake of 9/11, it was not specifically targeted at Muslim neighborhoods. Therefore, he might not fully agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No, but police should increase surveillance and patrol of all high crime neighborhoods

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 3,574 voters that identify as Republican.

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